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Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, June 1829

This pamphlet is a register of the officers and cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in June 1829. It lists Robert E. Lee in the senior class (2nd out of 46) and Abraham C. Myers in the freshman class (63rd out of 70). The register's inclusion of these notable figures adds historical significance. Abraham C. Myers is noted as being among the first Jewish cadets, later serving as Quartermaster General of the Confederacy. Fort Myers, Florida, is named in his honor.

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Invitation to the Cadet Hop at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, July 4, 1860

An invitation to the "Cadet Hop" at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, on July 4, 1860. The invitation, in its original envelope, was addressed to "The Misses Mordecai" care of Major Mordecai at the Watervliet Arsenal in West Troy, New York. Alfred Mordecai Jr. was a cadet at the academy at the time.

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Cabinet Photograph of Major Alfred Mordecai, United States Military Academy, circa 1850s

Cabinet photograph of Major Alfred Mordecai, a prominent ordnance officer in the United States Army. The photograph, taken by Pach Brothers in New York City and West Point, New York, circa 1850s, depicts Mordecai in his military uniform. An accompanying piece of paper reads "Professor of Ordinance and Germany."

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